Rule #2 Wants You To Spread Your Numbers Out
Over The Full Range Of Numbers In The Game

To see how number combinations are drawn over the full range of numbers in the game, we separate the numbers in the game into three groups called Number Groups.

For example, the three Number Groups for a 36 number game:

(1 thru 12) (13 thru 24) (25 thru 36)

Now we can identify every number combination possible by how many numbers it has in each of these three Number Groups. Let's look at a few examples for a 5 of 36 game.

  How Many Numbers From Each Number Group?  
Sample
Combinations
First Group
1 thru 12
Second Group
13 thru 24
Third Group
25 thru 36
Group
Identifier
03-15-20-26-33 1 22 1-2-2
01-12-22-25-27 2 1 2 2-1-2
18-19-26-27-36 0 2 3 0-2-3
03-04-09-11-12 5 0 0 5-0-0

Which number combinations above are more balanced across the range of numbers in the game? Which combinations are the least balanced across the range of numbers in the game? Does it make a difference which type you play? Rule #2 says 'The more you balance your number combinations across the full range of numbers in the game, the more you play the types of number combinations being drawn the most.'

To see if this is true, we need to look at all the ways 5 or 6 numbers can be drawn from three number groups. We will list all possible Identifiers. We are going to show the more balanced Identifiers at the top of the list and the least balanced Identifiers at the bottom of the list. Once this list is built, just like we did with the Odd / Even Sets, we can do some calculations and plug in some actual drawing results!

Combination Groups
  5 Number Game Identifiers 6 Number Game Identifiers
11-2-2 2-2-2
22-1-2 1-2-3
32-2-1 1-3-2
41-1-3 2-1-3
51-3-1 2-3-1
6 3-1-1 3-1-2
70-2-33-2-1
80-3-21-1-4
92-0-31-4-1
102-3-04-1-1
113-0-20-3-3
123-2-03-0-3
130-1-43-3-0
140-4-10-2-4
151-0-40-4-2
161-4-02-0-4
174-0-12-4-0
184-1-04-0-2
190-0-54-2-0
200-5-00-1-5
215-0-00-5-1
22 1-0-5
23 1-5-0
24 5-0-1
25 5-1-0
26 0-0-6
27 0-6-0
28 6-0-0

Notice that there are more ways 6 numbers can be drawn from the 3 Number Groups than 5 numbers can be drawn from the 3 Number Groups. There are only 15 Identifier Groups in a 4 number game!

Just like with the odd and even numbers, when we calculate how many combinations of each type there are, some interesting facts emerge. When you look at actual drawing results, it really starts getting exciting!

To make things more interesting, we are going to show you current drawing results of the most popular game in the country....Powerball!! At the time of this writing, the newest version of Powerball (a 55 number game) has had 109 drawings.

 

Powerball... A 5 of 55 Game
Calculated and Actual Results After 109 Drawings
Number Groups: (1 thru 18) (19 thru 36) (37 thru 55)
Group
Identifier
Combinations
Possible
Drawn
Average
Calculated
Results
Actual
Results
1-2-2 470,934 1 in 7 15 17
2-1-2 470,934 1 in 7 15 15
2-2-1 444,471 1 in 8 14 11
1-1-3 313,956 1 in 11 10 9
1-3-1 279,072 1 in 12 9 10
3-1-1 279,072 1 in 12 9 9
0-2-3148,2571 in 2356
0-3-2139,5361 in 2545
2-0-3148,2571 in 2355
2-3-0124,8481 in 2843
3-0-2139,5361 in 2548
3-2-0124,8481 in 2841
0-1-469,7681 in 5022
0-4-158,140 1 in 60 20
1-0-4 69,7681 in 5025
1-4-055,0801 in 6321
4-0-158,1401 in 6020
4-1-055,0801 in 6321
0-0-511,6281 in 29900
0-5-08,5681 in 40600
5-0-08,5681 in 40601


If this does not get you excited, nothing will!! As with the Odd / Even Sets, the comparison of the calculated and actual results is uncanny!!!!! And it's fact! However, let's not forget the point we are trying to make here. "The more you balance your number combinations across the range of numbers in the game, the more you play the types of number combinations being drawn the most."

Click Here to see a mock drawing. Take a look inside the ball machine to see how these odds are played out as a drawing is taking place!

Every number combination possible in any particular Identifier Group has the same quantity of numbers from each of the three Number Groups. The first three groups above are more balanced, have more number combinations possible and, therefore, are drawn the most.

Every number combination drawn will be in one of the groups above. You have no chance at all of winning the grand prize if you are not playing a number combination in the same group drawn. If you are playing a number combination in the 5-0-0 group above, you MIGHT get one chance of winning the grand prize every 4 years. And then, did you play that night? Did you play the right one of the 8,568 possibilities? How much time do you have? We should mention that your chances for lower tier winners all this time are greatly reduced as well.

We have explained both rules separately. We also mentioned that, to be effective, both rules should be used together. We will show you this next as we combine both rules in a single table of number combination types.

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